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Types of First-Level Administrative Divisions of Every Country

List all of the different types of first-level administrative divisions used throughout the world. Use the country(ies) which use each type of division to help you.
Some countries have multiple types of first-level administrative divisions
Some divisions have other divisions as prefixes/suffixes, they are highlighted red and will be revealed as hints
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Number of Countries
Countries
Answer
Hint
43
Afghanistan / Algeria / Angola / Argentina / Armenia / Bulgaria / Burundi / Cambodia / Canada / China / Democratic Republic of the Congo / Costa Rica / Cuba / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Equatorial Guinea / Gabon / Indonesia / Iran / Laos / Mozambique / Nepal / North Korea / Pakistan / Panama / Papua New Guinea / Peru / Poland / Rwanda / Saudi Arabia / Sierra Leone / Solomon Islands / South Africa / South Korea / Sri Lanka / Tonga / Vanuatu / Vietnam / Zambia / Zimbabwe / Thailand / Turkey / Taiwan (De Jure)
Province
 
39
Belgium / Burkina Faso / Cameroon / Chad / Chile / Czech Republic / Denmark / Djibouti / Eritrea / Eswatini / Ethiopia / Finland / France / Gambia / Georgia / Ghana / Guinea / Guinea-Bissau / Guyana / Iraq / Italy / Ivory Coast / Madagascar / Malawi / Mali / Malta / Mauritania / Morocco / Myanmar (Burma) / Namibia / Niger / Senegal / Slovakia / Tajikistan / Tanzania / Togo / Trinidad and Tobago / Turkmenistan / Uzbekistan
Region
 
19
Bahamas / Belize / Bhutan / Brunei / Cyprus / Israel / Lesotho / Libya / Nauru / Portugal / Saint Lucia / Samoa / São Tomé and Príncipe / Serbia / Seychelles / Singapore / Suriname / Uganda / Kosovo
District
 
16
Australia / Austria / Brazil / Germany / India / Malaysia / Mexico / Micronesia / Myanmar / Nigeria / Palau / Somalia / South Sudan / Sudan / United States of America / Venezuela
State
 
16
Cape Verde / China / East Timor / Iceland / Latvia / Liechtenstein / Marshall Islands / Monaco / Montenegro / North Macedonia / Qatar / San Marino / Slovenia / Tuvalu / Vietnam / Yemen
Municipality
 
12
Benin / Bolivia / Colombia / Republic of the Congo / El Salvador / Guatemala / Haiti / Honduras / Nicaragua / Paraguay / Peru / Uruguay
Department
 
11
Albania / Croatia / Estonia / Hungary / Ireland / Kenya / Liberia / Lithuania / Norway / Romania / Sweden
County
 
9
Azerbaijan / Gambia / Ireland / Kazakhstan / Maldives / Moldova / Trinidad and Tobago / Turkmenistan / Uganda
City
 
9
Bahrain / Egypt / Iraq / Jordan / Kuwait / Oman / Syria / Tunisia / Yemen
Governorate
 
9
China / Finland / Nicaragua / Papua New Guinea / Philippines / Portugal / São Tomé and Príncipe / Serbia / Tajikistan
Autonomous Region
Region
8
Argentina / Armenia / Belarus / Hungary / Mexico / Norway / Serbia / Spain
Autonomous City
City
7
Andorra / Antigua and Barbuda / Barbados / Dominica / Grenada / Jamaica / Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Parish
 
6
Belarus / Bulgaria / Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan / Russia / Ukraine
Oblast
 
4
Antigua and Barbuda / Fiji / Grenada / Norway
Dependency
 
4
Azerbaijan / Georgia / Ukraine (De Jure) / Uzbekistan
Autonomous Republic
Republic
4
Colombia / Mali / Paraguay / Venezuela
Capital District
District
3
Australia / Canada / Japan
Territory
 
3
Azerbaijan / China / Moldova
Raion
 
3
Central African Republic / Japan / Laos
Prefecture
 
3
Czech Republic / Mauritania / Tajikistan
Capital City
City
2
Bangladesh / Fiji
Division
 
2
Brazil / United States of America
Federal District
District
2
Cambodia / Romania
Autonomous Municipality
Municipality
2
China / East Timor
Special Administrative Region
Administrative Region
2
France / United Kingdom
Overseas Territory
Territory
2
India / Myanmar (Burma)
Union Territory
Territory
2
Israel (De Jure) / Sierra Leone
Area
 
2
Kazakhstan / Russia
Federal City
City
2
Kyrgyzstan / Uzbekistan
Independent City
City
2
Luxembourg / Switzerland
Canton
 
2
Mauritius / Saint Kitts and Nevis
Island
 
2
Nigeria / Pakistan
Federal Capital Territory
Capital Territory
2
North Korea / South Korea
Special City
City
1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Condominium of the Federal Entities
Federal Entity
1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federal Entity
 
1
Botswana
Rural District
District
1
Botswana
Urban District
District
1
Cape Verde
Council
 
1
Comoros
Autonomous Island
Island
1
Denmark
Self-Governing Territory
Territory
1
Dominican Republic
National District
District
1
Ethiopia
Chartered City
City
1
France
Overseas Collectivity
 
1
France
State Private Property
 
1
France
Sui Generis Collectivity
 
1
Greece
Autonomous Monastic State
State
1
Greece
Decentralized Administration
 
1
Indonesia
Special Region
Region
1
Ireland
City and County
County
1
Ivory Coast
Autonomous District
District
1
Japan
Metropolis
 
1
Japan
Urban Prefecture
Prefecture
1
Latvia
Republic City
City
1
Malaysia
Federal Territory
Territory
1
Maldives
Atoll
 
1
Moldova
Autonomous Territorial Unit
Autonomous Territory
1
Mongolia
Aimag
 
1
Mongolia
Provincial Municipality
Municipality
1
Myanmar (Burma)
Self-Administered Division
Division
1
Myanmar (Burma)
Self-Administered Zone
 
1
Netherlands
Country
 
1
New Zealand
Realm
 
1
New Zealand
Self-Administering Territory
Territory
1
New Zealand
State in Free-Association
State
1
Niger
Urban Community
 
1
North Korea
Direct-Administered City
City
1
North Korea
Special-Level City
City
1
Norway
Integral Overseas Area
Area
1
Pakistan
Autonomous Territory
Territory
1
Panama
Indigenous Region
Region
1
Papua New Guinea
National Capital District
Capital District
1
Philippines
Administrative Region
Region
1
Russia
Autonomous Oblast
Oblast
1
Russia
Autonomous Okrug
 
1
Russia
Federal Subject
 
1
Russia
Krai
 
1
Russia
Republic
 
1
Serbia
Autonomous Province
Province
1
Solomon Islands
Capital Territory
Territory
1
South Korea
Metropolitan City
City
1
South Korea
Special Self-Governing City
City
1
South Korea
Special Self-Governing Province
Province
1
South Sudan
Administrative Area
Area
1
South Sudan
Area With Special Administrative Status
Area
1
Spain
Autonomous Community
 
1
Spain
Minor Strongholds of Sovereignty
 
1
Taiwan
Special Municipality
Municipality
1
Thailand
Special Administrative Area
Administrative Area
1
Trinidad and Tabago
Borough
 
1
Trinidad and Tabago
Ward
 
1
Ukraine
CIty With Special Status
City
1
United Arab Emirates
Emirate
 
1
United Kingdom
Constituent Country
Country
1
United Kingdom
Crown Dependencies
Dependency
1
United States of America
Incorporated Territory
Territory
1
United States of America
Unincorporated Organized Territory
Territory
1
United States of America
Unincorporated Unorganized Territory
Territory
1
United States of America
Unincorporated Unorganized Self-Governing Territory
Unincorporated Unorganized Territory
1
Venezuela
Federal Dependency
Dependency
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